Today's Large Cap Stocks Pulse
Kraft Heinz appears vastly undervalued despite market share losses
Three independent valuation models peg Kraft Heinz’s intrinsic equity value between $51 billion and $54 billion, far above its current $28 billion market capitalization. The company, however, is losing U.S. market share and its earnings are under pressure, making free‑cash‑flow forecasts uncertain.
Woolworths Flags Caution Despite Growth as Middle East Tensions Rise
Woolworths reported AU$18.1 bn (≈US$12 bn) groupwide sales for the fiscal third quarter, a 4.5% year‑on‑year increase across its Australian food, NZ food, B2B and W Living divisions. CEO Amanda Bardwell highlighted the growth as progress toward long‑term goals but warned that Middle‑East tensions could amplify cost‑of‑living pressures. The retailer announced a three‑month price freeze on 300 staple items to shield shoppers from rising costs. Despite the upbeat sales, the stock slipped almost 9% on the ASX as investors priced in the geopolitical uncertainty.
Google's Ad Revenue Now 91% From Owned Platforms
Google earnings milestone today. Q1 marks the first time 91% of G's ad revenue (now $300B+ per year) comes from its owned properties (search, youtube, gmail, etc) rather than the rest of web. G is now accelerating death of open...
Meta Q1 Revenue Hits $56.3B, Profit Margin Peaks
Meta revenues increased 33% over the last year to a new Q1 record of $56.3 billion. Net income increased 61% YoY to a new record high of $26.8 billion. Net profit margin of 47.5% was a new all-time high. $META...
Norsk Hydro Q1 Profit Falls 46% as Revenue Slides 12% Amid Aluminum Slump
Norsk Hydro ASA posted a 46% year‑over‑year decline in EBIT to NOK 4.4 billion ($480 million) and a 12% fall in revenue to NOK 50.4 billion ($5.5 billion) for Q1 2026. The results reflect weaker aluminum prices and lingering supply‑chain constraints that are reshaping the primary...
Benchmark Electronics Posts $642M Q2 Revenue, Meets Guidance as Margins Edge Higher
Benchmark Electronics (BHE) posted Q2 2025 revenue of $642 million, a 2% sequential rise that fell within its guidance range. The company also hit the midpoint of its non‑GAAP EPS forecast at $0.55 and nudged margins higher, reinforcing confidence in its...
Amazon’s Cloud Business Is Surging — and so Is Its Capital Spending
Amazon Web Services reported a 28% year‑over‑year revenue jump to $37.6 billion in Q1, the fastest growth in 15 quarters, driven by soaring AI demand. AWS estimates its AI‑related revenue run rate now exceeds $15 billion, underscoring its position as the leading...
Taiwan’s Stock Market Surpasses Canada, Becomes World’s Sixth‑Largest at $4.47 Trillion
Taiwan’s equity market eclipsed Canada to become the world’s sixth‑largest by market capitalisation, climbing to $4.47 trillion after a 35% gain this year. The jump reflects soaring demand for AI‑linked stocks and the outsized rise of chipmaker TSMC, which now accounts...
Humana Q1 Profit Falls to $1.18B, EPS Drops 5% Amid Health‑insurance Margin Pressure
Humana Inc. posted first‑quarter profit of $1.18 billion, down from $1.24 billion a year earlier, while earnings per share slipped to $9.83 from $10.30. Revenue rose 23.5% to $39.64 billion, yet the company trimmed its full‑year EPS outlook to $9.00, underscoring pressure on...
First Quantum Minerals Posts $196 M Q1 Loss as Copper Market Pressure Deepens
First Quantum Minerals posted a $196 million net loss for the first quarter, driven by lower sales volumes, a stronger Zambian kwacha and $144 million hedge losses. The company warned that ongoing Middle East tensions and rising fuel prices could lift copper...
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc (JLL) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) posted an 11% revenue increase to a record level and a 22% jump in adjusted EBITDA to $1.45 billion for 2025, driven by strong leasing, capital‑markets and data‑center work. Free cash flow hit an all‑time high, net...
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar reported a 5% drop in quarterly sales to $16.2 billion, driven by lower volume and weaker price realization, while its adjusted operating margin slipped to 18.3%. The company posted adjusted earnings of $5.14 per share and generated $3 billion of ME&T...
Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Intercontinental Exchange reported a record 2025 with adjusted EPS of $6.95, a 14% increase, and net revenues of $9.9 billion, up 6%. The company exceeded Black Knight acquisition synergies, delivering $230 million annually and raising the 2028 target to $275 million. Volume metrics...
Amgen Inc (AMGN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Amgen reported first‑quarter 2026 sales of $5.6 billion, a 4% year‑over‑year increase, driven by six high‑growth products that contributed 70% of total revenue. Repatha, Evenity, Test Buyer, TEPEZZA and the rare‑disease portfolio posted double‑digit growth, while legacy brands Prolia and XGEVA...
Mastercard Inc (MA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Mastercard reported Q1 2026 net revenue up 15% year‑over‑year on a non‑GAAP, currency‑neutral basis, propelled by a 22% surge in value‑added services. Operating income rose 17% and earnings per share reached $4.76, aided by $3.6 billion of share repurchases. Transaction volumes grew...
ConocoPhillips (COP) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
ConocoPhillips wrapped 2025 with strong financial results, highlighting the successful Marathon Oil integration that doubled planned synergies and eliminated the Marathon capital program. The company generated $4.3 billion of operating cash flow, returned $9 billion to shareholders, and cut net debt by...
Leveraged Google Bet Yields 125% Return Amid Strong Q1 Earnings
Never took my leveraged bet on Google off the books. Up 125% now. Should have levered more but I’m a fairly conservative investor. Q1 2026 Earnings Highlights shows they are firing on all business lines still. Revenue: $109.9 billion (Expected $107.2B). Earnings...
Meta's Tax Win Skews Earnings Multiple, AI Doubts Remain
$META Tax rate in Q1: -23% It trades at 23x earnings after today’s results, but if you use GAAP accounting it’s more like 18x because there was a massive tax saving in Q1. On a cumulative basis, Meta had a $15B+...
Buy GM or Ford Stock After Crushing Q1 EPS Expectations?
General Motors and Ford both delivered Q1 earnings that far exceeded Wall Street forecasts, with GM posting EPS of $3.70—42% above estimates—and Ford reporting $0.66, a 230% beat. Each company highlighted a sizable tariff refund ($500 million for GM, $1.3 billion pending...
UBS Raises Price Target From $280 to $287 but Maintains Neutral Rating
UBS analyst David Vogt raised Apple’s price target to $287 from $280 while maintaining a neutral rating. The adjustment reflects modest upside in iPhone estimates and solid demand for the Neo and Mac mini models. Vogt also upgraded earnings expectations,...
Apple Earnings, March PCE, Q1 GDP, Mortgage Rates: What to Watch
Apple reported fiscal Q2 results that topped analyst expectations, buoyed by stronger iPhone sales in China, double‑digit growth in services, and a surprise uptick in Mac shipments. The company also disclosed that CEO Tim Cook will step down in September,...
Google Search Revenue Grew 19% In Q1, Pichai Cites AI via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Alphabet reported Q1 2026 revenue of $109.9 billion, with Google Search & Other climbing 19% YoY to $60.4 billion. CEO Sundar Pichai linked the growth to AI Mode, AI Overviews, and the broader Personal Intelligence rollout, noting an all‑time high in queries. While...
Here's How Much Apple Stock Is Expected to Move After Earnings
Apple will announce its fiscal Q2 results after Thursday’s market close, and options traders are pricing in a potential 4% swing in the stock by week’s end. The move could push shares up to roughly $281, near the recent high...
AI Cloud Surge Validates Bull Thesis Across Tech Giants
The bull thesis just got validated. In a single afternoon. ...
Meta Q1: Thanks For The Dip, I'm Buying More
Meta Platforms reported a 33% year‑over‑year revenue surge in Q1, driven by a 19% rise in ad impressions and a 12% increase in price‑per‑ad. Earnings per share were boosted by an $8 billion one‑time tax benefit, but underlying operating performance remains...
Everest Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Everest Group posted a strong first‑quarter 2026, delivering $653 million net income, or $16.21 per share, more than triple the prior‑year figure. Gross written premium slipped 18.5% to $3.6 billion, yet the combined ratio improved to 91.2%, reflecting disciplined underwriting. Investment income...
Alphabet’s Q1 Profit Beats Expectations, with Google’s Big AI Bets Paying Off
Alphabet reported a stellar first‑quarter, posting $62.6 billion in earnings, or $5.11 per share, an 81% jump from a year ago. Revenue rose 22% to $109.9 billion, comfortably beating analyst forecasts. Google’s ad business grew 16% while its Cloud unit surged 63%...
Google Gains 25M Subscriptions in Q1, Driven by YouTube and Google One
Google added 25 million paid subscriptions in Q1, bringing its total to 350 million, driven primarily by YouTube Premium and Google One plans. The company bundled advanced Gemini AI features into Google One, reporting a 40% quarter‑over‑quarter rise in paid enterprise Gemini...
Meta Q1 2026 Earnings: AI Capex Raised to $145B
Meta reported Q1 2026 revenue of $56.31 billion, up 33% year‑over‑year, and net income of $26.77 billion, beating analyst forecasts. The company raised its full‑year capital‑expenditure outlook to a range of $125 billion‑$145 billion, citing higher component costs and additional data‑center spend for future...
AAPL Earnings Preview: Can Apple Keep Its Winning Streak Alive?
Apple is set to release its second‑quarter results after the bell on April 30, following a busy earnings week that includes Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet. The report arrives amid a leadership change, with longtime CEO Tim Cook announcing his September departure...
Microsoft Reports Sinking Xbox Revenue as Its Cloud Business Climbs
Microsoft reported a 33% plunge in Xbox hardware revenue and a 5% dip in Xbox content and services, highlighting a sharp decline in its gaming hardware segment. At the same time, the company’s cloud and AI businesses surged, with Azure...
Covenant Asset Management LLC Boosts Position in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW
Institutional investors are markedly increasing their stakes in ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW). Covenant Asset Management LLC boosted its holding by 169.2% to 20,863 shares worth about $3.2 million, while six other funds also raised positions, pushing overall institutional ownership to roughly 87% of...
Covenant Asset Management LLC Reduces Stock Position in Starbucks Corporation $SBUX
Covenant Asset Management LLC slashed its Starbucks position by 60% in Q4, selling 12,339 shares and leaving a holding of 8,243 shares worth roughly $694,000. Several other hedge funds quietly built modest stakes in the coffee chain during Q3, collectively...
Chip Gear Supplier KLA Posts Beat-And-Raise Fiscal Q3, But Stock Falls Late
KLA Corp. posted fiscal Q3 earnings of $9.40 per share on $3.42 billion revenue, topping FactSet expectations. Year‑over‑year results rose 12% in earnings and 11% in sales, and the company lifted its FY2026 outlook to $9.87 EPS and $3.58 billion sales. It...
Google Climbs While Amazon, Microsoft, Meta Slide
Big tech earnings stock moves so far : $GOOG +3.5% 🟢 $AMZN -1.0% 🔴 $MSFT -1.6% 🔴 $META -6.0% 🔴
Meta Stock Slides Despite Posting Fastest Revenue Growth Since 2021. AI Costs Keep Rising.
Meta Platforms reported first‑quarter earnings that topped expectations, posting $10.44 earnings per share—a 62% year‑over‑year increase—thanks in part to an $8 billion tax benefit. Revenue surged 33% to $56.3 billion, marking the fastest growth since 2021 and beating the $55.6 billion consensus. The...
Humana Q1 Profit Falls to $1.18 Billion as Medical Costs Rise
Humana Inc. posted first‑quarter profit of $1.18 billion, down from $1.24 billion a year earlier, as medical cost inflation eroded margins. Revenue surged 23.5% to $39.64 billion, reflecting higher enrollment and service utilization. The results underscore pressure on U.S. health‑insurers and signal broader...
Google Smashes Earnings, Shares Hit All‑Time High
$GOOG just released their latest quarters earnings: - Revenue of $109.9B (+21.8% Y/Y) beats by $2.87B. - Q1 GAAP EPS of $5.11 beats by $2.44. - 5% dividend increase Google is trading at all-time highs in after hours.
Tomorrow's Post-FOMC Update and Big Tech Earnings Preview
Make sure you get tomorrow's post-FOMC update plus thoughts on $GOOGL $MSFT $AMZN $META etc earnings 📩 https://t.co/YtTTmqCyAJ
Why Visa Stock Popped Today
Visa shares surged 8.26% after the credit‑card giant posted a Q1 beat, with net revenue climbing 17% to $11.2 billion and adjusted earnings per share reaching $3.31 versus the $3.10 consensus. Adjusted net income rose 17% to $6.3 billion, while total payment...
Microsoft Q1 Revenue Hits Record $83B, Azure Soars 40%
Microsoft's Q1 revenues increased 18% over the last year to a new record high of $83 billion. Net income grew 23% YoY to a new Q1 record of $32 billion. Azure and cloud services revenue increased 40% YoY, beating estimates. $MSFT...
Cloud Giants Surge, Fueling Semis, Power and Data Centers
$AMZN AWS Growth 28% $MSFT Azure Growth 40% $GOOGL Cloud Growth 63% Powerful tailwinds for: semis, power cos, data centers alive infra, grid. 2nd inning.
GM Boosts Q1 2026 EBIT by $500 Million on Supreme Court Tariff Refund
General Motors lifted its adjusted EBIT to $4.3 billion and nudged full‑year guidance up $500 million, thanks to a Supreme Court‑mandated tariff refund. The boost came as total revenue slipped $400 million, underscoring the mixed impact of policy, EV restructuring and market dynamics...
Analyzing Qualcomm's Q2 FY26 Financial Results
My thoughts on @Qualcomm’s Q2 FY26 Financial Results. For a cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements, information regarding our use of non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, please see our earnings presentation available on our...
Meta Beats Expectations, Shows 30%+ Growth Across Board
$META: you would sell this at 17x? TR +33%, Ad rev +33%, OI +30%, OM 40.6% vs 35% expected and DAP +4%. Yes, Capx up but OpX flat.
US Stocks Today: Microsoft Cloud Revenue Accelerates as Spending Growth Cools
Microsoft reported Azure cloud revenue surged 40% year‑over‑year in the March quarter, matching analyst forecasts and outpacing the prior 39% growth rate. Capital spending rose 49% to $31.9 billion, still below Wall Street’s $34.9 billion estimate, signaling tighter cost discipline. The company...
Amazon's Q Beats Forecast, Growth Accelerates Across All Segments
$AMZN: good Q w beat/raise. TR +17% w N.A. retail +12%, intl +19%, AWS +28%, Ads +24%. OI beat and capex in line. Clearly the capex is working. Incredible growth for a company of this size/scale.
Google Rallies While Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Slide
Three of the four mega cap tech down after hours. We will hear from MSFT, AMZN and META at 5:30p ET. $GOOG up 6% $MSFT down 2% $AMZN down 2% $META down 6% (capex guide).
Microsoft Beats Fiscal Q3 Views On Cloud Computing, AI Strength
Microsoft reported fiscal Q3 earnings of $4.27 per share on $82.9 billion revenue, surpassing analysts' expectations of $4.05 and $81.4 billion. Cloud revenue jumped 29% to $54.5 billion, while Azure grew 39% year‑over‑year in constant currency. AI services reached a $37 billion annual run...
Meta Posts 33% Revenue Jump, $26.8B Profit Before Layoffs
Meta Q1 Revenue Soars 33% in Q1, Net Profit Hits $26.8 Billion Ahead of Mass Layoffs https://t.co/XY24l3vt2Q via @variety
All Eyes on Big Tech: Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon Report Earnings
Yahoo Finance’s tech editors preview the upcoming earnings reports of Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon, zeroing in on AI‑driven growth and capital spending. Microsoft is expected to show Azure revenue at 38% year‑over‑year, just shy of its 40% guidance, while...